The interaction between Hertwig's epithelial root sheath (HERS) and surrounding mesenchymal cells is crucial for root dentin formation. HERS influences tooth root development and odontoblast ...

There’s a special type of pain when something that is just too cold hits your teeth. This pain is so visceral, medical textbooks written throughout human history have recounted tales of a “tooth worm, ...

Tooth-worm's elusive identity revealed - it's odontoblasts [Nicholas Spinelli] An international team of scientists has linked the sharp stabbing tooth pain that some of us might experience when eating ...